Big Company Branding Ideas for Small Businesses & Professionals!Tumblr (3.0; @rickmerlino)http://rickmerlino.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2q0foSlC1qlqz6to1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snowageddon in Seattle! The Web must go on… so we brought in the Snow Brigade!</p> <p>(photobyRickMerlino)</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/16146866444http://rickmerlino.com/post/16146866444Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:41:03 -0800Web designmarketingSeattle snowphotography<span id="video_player_15106654845">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_15106654845",'http://rickmerlino.com/video_file/15106654845/tumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t',400,222,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lx3hpnOquJ1qlqz6t_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>From our family to yours…Happy New Year.</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/15106654845http://rickmerlino.com/post/15106654845Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:06:59 -0800web designmarketingsmall businessgraphic designHappy New Year“Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain”<br/><br/> - <em>Wizard of Oz</em>http://rickmerlino.com/post/14423167435http://rickmerlino.com/post/14423167435Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:25:17 -0800moviesgraphic designwebdesign“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”<br/><br/> - <em>Bumper sticker on a Volkswagen Beetle</em>http://rickmerlino.com/post/14354663640http://rickmerlino.com/post/14354663640Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:03:05 -0800inspirationgraphic designphotographyweb design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwa530823F1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My own Christmas tree in a cup made by my friends at Soul Food Books in Redmond, WA, where every day is a celebration of life.</p> <p>(<em>photo by Rick Merlino</em>)</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/14296888558http://rickmerlino.com/post/14296888558Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:42:36 -0800coffeegraphic designphotographyChristmas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhrgxjEsH1qlqz6to1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Marketing is about standing out from the crowd, listening to the needs of your prospects and providing solutions.. but first they have to see you!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/13557272653http://rickmerlino.com/post/13557272653Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:55:45 -0800MarketingBusinessgraphic designwebweb designwebweb development<span id="video_player_12623373915">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_12623373915",'http://rickmerlino.com/video_file/12623373915/tumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t',400,320,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luh45mFhYt1qlqz6t_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>The New Frontier…</p> <p>Now that was fun to do!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/12623373915http://rickmerlino.com/post/12623373915Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:59:00 -0800businessmarketingonline salesecommercegraphicgraphic designwebWebsitese-commerce<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu72xcTWzz1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who Owns Your Domain Name (URL)? Don’t let a web developer, or SEO firm, hold you hostage by registering your .com name under their own name!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/12372521908http://rickmerlino.com/post/12372521908Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:55:59 -0700businessmarketingwebdesignwebsite tipsweb development<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu6bn4rPFp1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So I asked my wife if she might have a  new creative marketing idea for me….she replied “It’s all about the shoes.” So in honor of that… It’s all about the shoes at TwWebDev.com today!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/12360025196http://rickmerlino.com/post/12360025196Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:06:00 -0700Businessgraphic designmarketingweb designheelsshoes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt2zqaEX591r2i22mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I like the fact that they got the web address on the shirt!</p> <p><a href="http://www.touristopenseason.com/post/11456345203/apparel-with-an-attitude" target="_blank">opentouristseason</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Apparel with an attitude</p> </blockquote>http://rickmerlino.com/post/12141025031http://rickmerlino.com/post/12141025031Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:41:49 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltuzmk6sUU1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When it comes to websites we can bring the dead back to life!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/12101659546http://rickmerlino.com/post/12101659546Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:13:00 -0700businessmarketingsmall businessnetworking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfadsjx9E1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What’s Your Fortune?</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/11734396769http://rickmerlino.com/post/11734396769Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:44:16 -0700businesssmall businessgraphic designwebsiteswebdesignweb design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt63igGGny1qlqz6to1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking for a WORLD where this is all the security system we need!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/11528527048http://rickmerlino.com/post/11528527048Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:37:28 -0700graphic designwebsiteswebdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsnrke6Wgd1qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s not Magic, It’s Marketing!! Big Company Branding, Small Company Prices!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/11107463700http://rickmerlino.com/post/11107463700Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:02:00 -0700web designgraphic designsmall business marketingsmall businesssmall business advertisingweb sites<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsehrzQsZp1qlqz6to1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Really! If you are going to write it,  READ it before you publish it!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/10898692441http://rickmerlino.com/post/10898692441Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:52:47 -0700small business marketingwebsitesgraphic designsmall business advertisingweb designweb design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrg0raltOc1qlqz6to1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you want to soar with the Eagles you need to have a good Marketing plan. Both online and offline, branded, tied together, and joined with common images and themes.  This approach will make your small company look like a big company and best of all, make the phone ring.</p> <p>(photobyrickmerlino)</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/10154529576http://rickmerlino.com/post/10154529576Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:06:00 -0700small businesssmall business marketinggraphic designweb design““Networking is a Contact Sport….””http://rickmerlino.com/post/9788638593http://rickmerlino.com/post/9788638593Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:10:04 -0700small businesssmall business marketingwebweb design“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.”<br/><br/> - <em>Steve Jobs (via <a href="http://fotolia.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fotolia</a>)</em>http://rickmerlino.com/post/9462584181http://rickmerlino.com/post/9462584181Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:57:28 -0700Steve JobsAppleDesignGizmodoaestheticsinspirationquote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqes9xOPF81qlqz6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Navigation on a website should be simple<br/><br/>Keep It Simple, very Simple!  Don’t be tempted to use drop downs or put 8, 9,10, 11, or even 12 main page navigation links on your navigation bar.  Seven is the most our brains can comfortably deal with (this is why phone numbers are 7 digits). Keep the nav. buttons in the same place on every page so people don’t have to hunt for them.  If you have more pages, use content text links, or hot buttons on pictures, to link to sub pages. If you keep your main page navigation links easy to find, easy to click on, and easy to follow, you will be rewarded with better website performance.  (photographybyrickmerlino)</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/9316368514http://rickmerlino.com/post/9316368514Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:32:00 -0700small businessSmall businesssmall business marketingweb designgraphic designweb developmentwebsitewebsite tips<span id="video_player_9283811165">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_9283811165",'http://rickmerlino.com/video_file/9283811165/tumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t',400,320,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqd9e2yOWS1qlqz6t_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>High Impact Websites!</p>http://rickmerlino.com/post/9283811165http://rickmerlino.com/post/9283811165Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:46:00 -0700small business marketingweb designwebsiteWebsitesgraphic designweb development